POL Prep: Practice, practice, practice!

Brave Volunteers
Two volunteers will give their full POL for the class.  Students will fill out the POL rubric, and will give feedback verbally to those volunteers.

Freewrite
Now that you've seen two people go, and heard the feedback they were given, what are two specific things you need to do to improve your POL?

Practice Time
Find a partner (group of three is okay too, though it will take longer).

1. Run through entire POL, including interview.
2. Partner fills out rubric, then gives you verbal feedback on your greatest strength and greatest weakness.
3. Switch and repeat

DP Checks

Must show Lori your completed Humanities DP by the end of class.  Remember, if it is not complete, you will be doing an automatic redo on Friday.

HOMEWORK:

Practice your POL at least once in front of your parents.  Be ready to go on the day you are assigned!  Good luck!

POL Prep: Get It Together!

POL Questions

• Lori will answer any questions people still have about POLs.

Notecard Checks

Lori does final content question notecard checks.

POL Preparation Activities

See the list linked above for required and choice activities for POL Preparation today.

HOMEWORK

• Humanities DP: Finish it!  Due Tuesday at the start of class.  See the link for specific requirements.
• Practice POL: Practice your full POL at least once for your mom, dad, sibling, cat, goldfish, furniture...

POL Preparation: Interview and Evidence

Due Dates:

1. Content Question Notecards- Monday, start of class
2. All Evidence Gathered- Tuesday, start of class
3. Humanities DP- Tuesday, start of class

Opening Freewrite:

1. Look over the list of interview questions in your POL Packet
2. Which 3 questions do you think would be most difficult for you to answer?  Why?
3. Which 3 questions do you think would be easiest for you to answer?  Why?

Hour 1:

1. Get content question outline checked by Lori or Sara
2. Finish and perfect notecards for content questions.  Get them checked by Lori or Sara.
3. Find evidence for all the interview questions (note what it is on your POL handout)
4. Gather evidence for content questions

Hour 2:

1. Content Question Practice
• Groups of 3-4
• Each person runs through their presentation, gets verbal feedback (positive and negative) from other members of group
2. Work Time
• Evidence gathering
• DP Work
• Practice

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish content question note cards.  Have them ready for Lori or Sara to check them at the start of class on Monday!

POL Preparation: Content Questions

POL Preparation Packet
See packet linked above for all information regarding 10th grade POLs.  Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change!

Opening Q & A
Students read through POL Preparation Packet, write down 3 questions they have about POLs.  Q&A with teacher.

Humanities Topic Brainstorm
Class brainstorms a list of possible topics they could talk about if they choose to do the Humanities content question.

Content Question Framework

1. IF you have an A in Humanities, you may use whatever process works for you (including any of the steps below) to create your note cards.  
2. IF you do NOT have an A in Humanities, you must complete the following steps in the order they are listed.
• Step 1: Freewrite (at least 1/2 page per class) on the content questions
• Step 2: Outline each of your content questions using the POL Content Outline
• Step 3: Get Sara or Lori to approve your outline
• Step 4: Create note cards (one per class) based on your outline

HOMEWORK:

• Complete POL Content Outline OR Content Notecards (if you have had your outline approved).  DUE: Start of class Friday.  

Project Reflection and DP

Work Priorities for Today
See the handout linked above for work priorities and DP Requirements.

Project Reflection Questions

1. How did the interview change or affirm your perspective of the truth of war?
2. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your veteran interview?
3. As a historian, how could you use your veteran interview?
4. What was the most valuable part of the process during this project?  (Preparation, group work, real world connections, other?)

HOMEWORK
Study for QUIZ.  Quiz is TOMORROW!